Some shop owners in the Johannesburg CBD say they will not open on Tuesday as protests calling for undocumented foreigners to leave the country are expected, with fears of possible looting and unrest.

Some street vendors in the Johannesburg CBD say they will not operate on Tuesday during the June 30 protests over calls for undocumented foreigners to leave the country, as they fear possible looting and unrest.

Protests led by March and March, together with more than 20 civil society organisations, are expected nationwide, with organisers calling for undocumented foreign nationals to leave South Africa.

The group has called on undocumented foreign nationals to leave South Africa by June 30.

Last week, the organisations pledged that their demonstrations would remain peaceful and would not lead to violence, looting or loss of life.